Contemporary Organized Crime: Developments, Challenges and Responses [Paperback]

This edited volume explores recent research and developments in the study of organized crime. It covers six key areas: drug-related issues; human trafficking and prostitution; sports and crime; procurement and corruption; and enforcement and prevention.

The contributors provide timely research for understanding various aspects of organized crime, as well as the responses that have been developed worldwide to prevent and contain them. These contributions were presented at seminars of the Centre for Information and Research on Organized Crime (CIROC). It will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an interest in organized crime and criminal networks, as well as related fields such as Comparative Law, and Political Science.

This collection represents the most current thinking on entrenched problems of organized crime&.This book is an important contribution in developing new approaches to organized crime and its control.

 Jay S. Albanese, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Criminal Justice Programs, Virginia Commonwealth University

The book is very well organised and written and deals with a diversity of topics and approaches.

 Ernesto U.Savona, Director of Transcrime, Professor of Criminology, Universit? Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: DRUG-RELATED ISSUES.- Chapter 2: The Bankruptcy of the Dutch cannabis policy. Time for a restart.- Chapter 3: Illicit Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Markets in the Netherlands and Belgium.- Part II: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION.- Chapter 4: Legal Prostitution Policies in Europe.- Chapter 5: Linking Prostitution Policies and Human Trafficking: Nordic Experiences.- Part III: MOBILITY CRIMES.- Chapter 6: The mobility of East and Central EuropeanlCÉ